Monday, December 3, 2012

Today's Teamster News 12.03.12

Why Raising the Eligibility Age is the 'Single Worst Idea' for Medicare Reform The Nation ...The key facts to understand about raising the Medicare eligibility age: not only does it shift substantial costs onto seniors, it also doesn’t save the federal government any notable amount of money...Stealth Class Warfare (opinion) Angry Bear ...arrogance is at work in the class warfare that the radical right is waging against the social programs that have been partof the great stabilization of the middle class and a singular pathway to a more sustainable lifestyle for those who are underprivileged in America--Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid...Next Up For A "Recovering" Europe: A 30-50% Collapse In Wages In Spain, Italy And... France zero hedge ... how will the long-suffering workers of Greece, Spain, and Italy (and also France), who are confident they have gone to the 9th circle of hell in the past 4 years, react when they realize that none of the needed internal devaluation has actually taken place yet?...Spain's disabled protest austerity cuts Associated Press ...More than 10,000 people, many in wheelchairs or being led by guide dogs, marched in a demonstration with the slogan "SOS Disability: Save our Rights, Inclusion and Welfare..."Lines Blur as Texas Gives Industries a Bonanza New York Times ...Texas gives out more of the incentives than any other state, around $19 billion a year ... Yet the raw numbers mask a more complicated reality behind the flood of incentives, the examination shows, and raise questions about who benefits more, the businesses or the people of Texas. Along with the huge job growth, the state has the third-highest proportion of hourly jobs paying at or below minimum wage. And despite its low level of unemployment, Texas has the 11th-highest poverty rate among states...Kasich’s ODOT “considers” spending turnpike money in Southern Ohio Plunderbund ... the Kasich Administration is trying to gain statewide support for their soon-to-be released Ohio Turnpike plan by teasing Ohioans with the possibility that turnpike lease/bonding money could be used to help solve all of their transportation woes...